Strategies for the Language Immersion Classroom
by Susan Michalski Every immersion language class has a life of its own. I have found one constant in mine over the last two decades: every student is nervous, and […]
Common English Language Mistakes Made by Japanese Speakers
by Delic Meliha More and more Japanese continue to learn English, which is the common lingua franca across the globe and supposedly one of the easiest languages to learn. It […]
Teaching English in Italy: Southern Umbria
Teaching English in Italy: Southern Umbria I feel I am very fortunate to be an English teacher in my home town of Terni, situated in Southern Umbria in Italy.This beautiful […]
Accommodating Dyslexic Learners in the EFL Classroom
Accommodating Dyslexic Learners in the EFL Classroom “All students are entitled to attend and participate in foreign language classes. Thus today’s foreign language educator … has the task to meet […]
York – a Great Place to Study and Teach EFL
York, a rewarding and fascinating City in which to study and teach EFL….where size certainly doesn’t matter! By Peter Read York city, the ancient capital of England, is one of […]
A Short Overview of English Language Learning in India
by Anita Chakrabarti Children from the Avantskill initiative which works towards empowering the underprivileged through English language teaching in India. English Language was introduced to India in the 1830s during […]
Where I Teach: Piraeus, Greece
By Vasiliki Lismani Since 2016, by Law (Government Gazette B’ 2419/ 5 – 8 – 2016), Greek students officially start learning English as a Foreign Language in the 1st Year […]
What Does the Future Hold for TH Sounds?
By Jonathon Owen The TH-sounds /θ/ and /ð/ (dental fricatives) can be challenging for English language learners to master if their native language (L1) does not include them. The likelihood […]
Beware the Costly Comma – A Short Guide to Comma Use
By Peter Read Those of us who teach English as a foreign language are only too well aware of the need to stretch our imaginations, as we attempt to explain […]
Being Mistaken for a Native Speaker… Mission Accomplished?
by Laura Polanco As foreign language teachers, we are aware of how big the “native speaker” controversy has become and somehow, we, consciously and unconsciously, reflect this in our teaching […]